Web Design Cost

How much it costs to design your website will depend upon which type of website you choose to have developed. Website costs can range anywhere from $250 and up for a personal web portal. Call for a quote on a custom brochure style simple site or, an interactive e-commerce site. Keep in mind that the more time and programing that's involved, the more it will cost. We can discuss what your business needs are and get a specific site map in mind with guidelines so your not surprised.

We know you do not want to end up spending money on something that you don’t really need. We always include On-page Search Engine Optimization and training so you are able to make your own changes,

What increases website costs?

There are several factors that will increase how much it will cost to create your website. They include:

• Online marketing – If you are interested in Off-page Search Engine Optimization (SEO), you can expect to pay more for these marketing services. SEO is beneficial in that your website will become more visible in online searches, which can increase the number of views your sight gets.

• All-inclusive ecommerce on-line stores – These are web design packages which offer everything you will need for an effective website, and commonly include search engine optimization, web marketing, web hosting, and credit card processing services.

Your website goals

If this is your 1st website or your redesigning your existing web site we will assist you in discovering your over all concept and determine your goals and what you want from your site. The type of site you have will be dependent upon its purpose. There are four types of websites that are commonly used:

•A personal web portal - Using your name as your domain or URL address you allow people to easily find you on the web. Think of all the online sites that you could share where you socialize and express yourself. Examples are: social Media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. How about your favorite charity, your website, your e-newsletter sign up, your business networking group link, your resume link, your YouTube Channel and more. All this on a simple, clean one page portal that can bring in traffic and exposure for all you do.

•A basic information-sharing website – We like to call this a brochure style site. These sites are usually the least expensive and easiest to create. They can be template-based and tend to have anywhere from three to four pages. Commonly referred to as a “cookie cutter site” this type of website will only distinguish your brand from everyone else’s because it contains your logo and company name.

•A showcase website – These types of websites highlight your products or services in a visually stimulating way. They tend to contain a lot of graphics, and their goal is to display what your website has to offer. These sites are customized to fit your business’ needs and style. Included in this type are personalized e-mail and much more.

•An ecommerce website – These highly dynamic sites generally cost more than the previous two because they require programming to allow inventory control, consumer purchases, and product management. Though these sites can be template-based, they require a lot of customization, which is one of the reasons they can be costly.

Knowing what you want your website’s goals to be is a great way to determine the type of site you should have. For example, if your goal is to sell a product, then you cannot have a basic information-sharing site.

Talk with us so we can help you decide what's the best option for you at this time.

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Website Review Checklist:

Branding (who you are as a firm or practice)

Message: Is your brand message clear?

Consistency: Is your brand being represented consistently throughout the site?

Logo: Is your logo high quality and is it prominently placed on each page?

Imagery: Does your imagery represent you and your brand accurately?

Color Scheme: Do you have a solid color scheme, and does it connect with your brand?

Tag Lines: Are you using powerful tag lines that engage your user and relate to what they need?

Calls to Action: Are these prominently placed on your home page and on your sub pages?

Typography

Headlines: Are you currently utilizing H1, H2, H3 headlines that are vital to your SEO and information hierarchy?

Font: Are your fonts readable and appropriate for your company attitude?

Size: Is the size of all of your headline and paragraph text legible and visually pleasing?

Layout

Layout Width: Does your layout meet the current standard width of 960 px? (we are referring to the active page area, not the background)

Modern: Is your layout clean, easy to read and navigate? Does it look fresh?

Organization: Is your content (and the sections they are in) well organized within the layout?

Home Page: Do you feature your most important content and can your users get a real sense of who you are just by looking at the home page?

Sub Pages: Do your sub pages have consistent layouts and is it easy to find pages that are deeper in your site?

Footer: Do you have your contact information, repetition of your main navigation menu, and if you are an SEO client, more detailed information on your footer?

Navigation: Is it easy to find your main landing pages and sub pages when you are on any given page of your site?

Interactive Elements:

Main & Side Menus: Do you have an obvious rollover effect or different link color when your mouse hovers over any of your menu items to indicate that it is indeed a link?

Show/Hide Features: Do you utilize show/hide or expandable menus to minimize the look of very long content?

Buttons: Do you utilize buttons to help guide users through your site?

Calls to Action: Do you have effective Calls to Action on your site directing the user to take the action you want them to?

Anything Clickable: Are all items that are clickable, including images, links, buttons, etc. made obvious to the user that they can click them?

Social Icons: Are you utilizing social media icons on either your header or footer?